An ELISA method in the diagnosis of typhoid fever

G Vitale; R Librizzi; C Mocciaro; I Friscia; E Blandino; V Usticano; S Mansueto; M Di Fiore; G Reina; G Gambino

An ELISA method in the diagnosis of typhoid fever

J Clin Lab Immunol. 1990 Apr;31(4):195-9.

Authors

G Vitale¹, R Librizzi, C Mocciaro, I Friscia, E Blandino, V Usticano, S Mansueto, M Di Fiore, G Reina, G Gambino

Affiliation

¹ Cattedra di Patologia Speciale Medica e Metodologia Clinica, University of Palermo, Italy.

PMID: 1967064

Abstract

Anti-S. typhi IgG and IgM antibodies were detected by an ELISA test using whole S. typhi as antigen. Among sera of patients suffering from typhus, 100% were positive for IgG and 78.9% for IgM. In the control group (blood donors and patients with various diseases) positivities were 1.01% for IgG and 1.01% for IgM.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Bacterial / blood*
Blood Donors
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay* / instrumentation
Humans
Immunoglobulin G / blood*
Immunoglobulin M / blood*
Reproducibility of Results
Salmonella typhi / immunology*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Typhoid Fever / diagnosis*

Substances

Antibodies, Bacterial
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M